ADS-B MCP

---
name: adsb-mcp
category: osint-records
cost: free
api_key_required: no
repo: https://github.com/dirkhh/adsb-mcp-server
paired_skills: ["aircraft-and-flight-tracking", "flight-tracking-adsbexchange-investigative-use", "advance-work", "international-pre-travel-risk"]
capabilities: ["aircraft-tracking", "flight-tracking", "adsb"]
---

# ADS-B MCP — live aircraft positions, history, callsign/registration search

Connects to an ADS-B feeder (your own RTL-SDR setup or a community endpoint like adsb.lol) to provide live and historical aircraft position data.

## Install

```
pip install adsb-mcp-server
```

Requires access to a tar1090/readsb feeder — either self-hosted or pointed at a community endpoint.

## Configuration

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adsb": {
      "command": "adsb-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "ADSB_FEEDER_URL": "http://your-feeder-ip/skyaware/data/aircraft.json"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

For the adsb.lol community endpoint, replace the URL with the appropriate community API URL from their documentation.

## What it adds

Claude pulls live and historical aircraft positions, searches by callsign or registration, queries route information, and correlates aircraft movements with investigation timelines. Useful for tracking principal travel, verifying alibi claims, or monitoring adversary aviation.

## Pairs with skills

- 031 `aircraft-and-flight-tracking`
- 428 `flight-tracking-adsbexchange-investigative-use`
- 621 `advance-work` (EP — principal flight tracking)
- 626 `international-pre-travel-risk` (EP)

## Cost

Free if pointed at a community feeder endpoint. Self-hosted RTL-SDR feeder costs ~$30 in hardware.